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Government has released a Fast Track Approvals Bill, intended to provide fast, one-stop-shop approvals for infrastructure and major projects across seven different pieces of legislation, including the Resource Management Act 1991. The bill is part of the ...

The PSA is urging the Government to heed new analysis by the Council of Trade Unions (CTU) that shows government investment in public services risks falling short of population growth over the next four years . "The failure to invest enough, ...

After 100 days in power, Christopher Luxon’s Government has made workers significantly worse off and punished the poorest while kicking off a pointless and distractionary culture war on behalf of the chaotic coalition’s wealthy backers, according to ...

The government’s latest announcement on the pressing issue of emergency housing signals a notable shift towards fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors. In brief, the government is setting out to end large-scale use of emergency ...

Hāpai Te Hauora, Aotearoa's leading Māori Public Health organisation is extremely concerned that the coalition Government has confirmed the government-funded school lunch programme, Ka Ora Ka Ako is under review. Another devastating blow, on hauora ...

The Stop AUKUS coalition will protest during a visit by the US Assistant Secretary of State Bonnie Jenkins to Wellington this morning. She will be greeted with a large banner saying " No thanks Bonnie, New Zealanders don't want war with China ". ...

An Otago couple are in ‘utter disbelief’ after winning $12.3 million with Powerball last Saturday. The couple, who wish to remain anonymous, are regular MyLotto players who bought a Triple Dip ticket after a small win the draw before. “We actually ...

Horowhenua Police are seeking assistance from the public after an assault in Levin. Police were alerted to an assault at a commercial property on Bath Street around 6pm on Wednesday 6 March, which then moved to Oxford Street. Police would like to ...

‘Love Song’ a study by Secret Sounds Connect explores the mindset of the world’s largest and most surprising generation yet

When Melissa Campbell visited a major construction project in central Auckland it was a team of female electricians who were the life and soul of the work site. “They were spectacular,” says the Health and Safety Manager from leading construction ...

by Marnie Prickett, Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington The new government’s Fast-track Consents Bill would put us on the wrong track. Instead of working to address serious issues of our time – climate change, water pollution, ecosystem collapse – what the Government has signalled is to be fast-tracked under the […]

Kordia's annual survey finds businesses are losing patience with poor data protection, Spark wants email customers to pay for the service, Mobile World Congress looks at 5G evolution.

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07 March  The Fast Track Bill has targeted especially protected areas on the Coromandel Peninsula for mining, says Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki, “ The new Fast Track Approvals Bill will see the environmental protection created in Schedule ...

Wellington Police are investigating two aggravated robberies at New World supermarkets and would like to identify and speak to the two men pictured, who may be able to assist with enquiries. Both robberies are related to crypto currency where victims ...

The new of the large loss by TVNZ got me interested in what has happened to revenue for major NZ media companies. So I went through the annual reports for those that have public ones. TVNZ’S revenue is 5% lower in 2023 than 2015. They are a commercial broadcaster, so this is not surprising. It […]

Press Release – Fiji Women’s Rights Movement The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement’s If Women Stop, the World Stops Concert is taking place on International Womens Day March 8th, 2024 at the Sukuna Park in Suva. The Concert is in solidarity with the Womens Global Strike, which calls women The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement’s If Women […]

Report from LDR The “Farterton” saga has again reared its head this week, with an unpleasant stench wafting from Carterton’s wastewater treatment plant. The term was coined in 2021 when residents at the south end of the town complained of a “week-long” stink emanating from the Dalefield Rd plant. Carterton District Council [CDC] confirmed yesterday […]

Wellington.Scoop Students and activist groups will be protesting on Friday outside a lecture by the USA’s Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Dr. Bonnie Jenkins, at Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). Organised by the Centre for Strategic Studies, Dr. Jenkins’ lecture will address attendees on “security challenges in the 21st century”. […]

Health Coalition Aotearoa has today launched a petition calling on the Government to protect free school lunches - Ka Ora, Ka Ako, and not make cuts to the programme. The programme offers 230,000 students in about 1,000 of the least advantaged schools’ ...

Western news bias in favor of Israel is more and more apparent as media outlets go out of their way to obscure the perpetrators of genocide. Israeli forces killed more than a hundred Palestinians and wounded more than 700 on February 29, 2024 during ...

In 1953, UN Member States elected India’s political dynamo Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit as the eighth President of the General Assembly, the first woman ever elected to the role. Ahead of International Women’s Day , marked on 8 March, we look back ...

The Liquidator's First Report on jewellery retailer Silvermoon reveals financial and management challenges were the key factors in the failure of the business. Bryan Williams of BWA Insolvency Ltd, the appointed liquidator for Keeper's Quarter & ...

Key points Property Council New Zealand has come out in strong support of the Government's proposal to remove the barriers to greater overseas investment in Build to Rent housing. The changes, announced today, will streamline the consenting pathway for overseas ...